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<h3>Hypertext Help with LaTeX</h3>

<h2>\item</h2>

<p><tt>\item[label] Text for this item</tt></p>

<p>The <tt>\item</tt> command starts a new item in a
    <a href="lists.html">List Environment</a>. The optional
    argument <tt>label</tt> generates the item label; if not given a
    default label is used.</p>

<p>A blank line preceding an <tt>\item</tt> command has no effect.</p>

<p>In order to use brackets as part of the <tt>label</tt> (for
    example, in the <a href="ltx-31.html">Description Environment</a>)
    they must be enclosed in braces:</p>

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    \item[{[}item 1{]}] This is the first item
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<p>The <tt>\item</tt> command is <a href="fragile.html">fragile</a>.</p>

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    See also <a href="ltx-27.html">Environments</a>,
    <a href="lists.html">Lists</a><br>
    Go to <a href="ltx-2.html">LaTeX Table of Contents</a>
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    Revised 29 Jun 1995.
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